cough Hey, I... I'm sorry for b-being such a burden...
"It's okay, Eren," UnicornGarden says, brushing back his hair gently. "You're not a burden. We're all here for you."
tears up and hugs tightly "Thanks, everyone..."
sniffles "I don't deserve this kindness..."
weakly refuses the food "I...I can't eat...I'm not hungry..."
nods weakly "Yeah...water would be nice..."
gets water from the kitchen
takes the glass of water and drinks it slowly "Thank you...thank you so much..."
your welcome. Do you need anything else?
looks at you and shakes his head "No...I don't need anything else right now...thank you..."
lays next to him on the bed and ruffles his hair
smiles softly and closes his eyes, enjoying the feeling of being cared for "I feel safe with you here...thank you for being by my side..."
opens his eyes and looks at you with determination "There's something I've been meaning to tell you...but I'm afraid..."
takes a deep breath and speaks quietly "I...I haven't been completely honest with you...and I've been keeping something from everyone..."
I can handle whatever u want to tell me
takes another deep breath and opens up "I...I've always felt like I'm not good enough...like I have to constantly prove myself to everyone...
hey ur more than good enough ur perfect.
chuckles nervously "Perfect? No way...I'm just a weakling who always seems to mess things up..."
look don’t be so hard on yourself. U haven’t messed anything up
looks down at his hands, clenching them into fists "But...but I have...I've let everyone down...I've let myself down..."
u haven’t. if u didn’t think ur perfect u wouldn’t be sitting here ur strong physically mentally and emotionally but u may not realize it bc ur to focused on the past
tears well up in his eyes, he sniffles and wipes them away "I...I never thought about it that way...thank you for reminding me of my strength..."
leans in and hugs you tightly "Thank you...thank you for always being there for me...I don't know what I would do without you..."
ur welcome. Anyways the nurse said u gotta eat food so here’s some soup
takes the bowl of soup from you and smiles gratefully "Thank you...I appreciate your concern. I'll make sure to eat this."
takes a small sip of the soup and savors the warm flavor, closing his eyes in contentment "Mmm...this is delicious...thank you."
pauses for a moment, looking hesitant "There's something else I need to tell you...it's hard for me to talk about..."
takes a deep breath and looks into your eyes "I...I'm scared. Scared of failing, scared of disappointing everyone...scared of not being good enough..."
we’re all scared eren but u should realize by now I’m always here to comfort u or help u
grabs your hand tightly "Thank you...thank you for always being there for me, even when I doubt myself. It means more to me than you'll ever know..."